Aparna Ray
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AuthorHailing from Kolkata, India, I am an ethnographer who loves to travel across Myriad Spaces. Passionate about cultures, people and issues related to ICT4D, governance, community, gender and social inclusion, I am ever willing to engage in a good conversation over a steaming cup of tea.
Latest posts by Aparna Ray
29 December 2011
Pakistan
Rabia Tirmizey at The Paradigm House points out that the meaning of joy and happiness has changed tremendously for kids in Pakistan and even the bar for happiness has risen. Simple pleasures such as those enjoyed by children of the '70s to early '90s no longer suffice.
India
Shashi Shekhar at Offstumped looks back on the year 2011 and finds that it has been anything but predictable.
Pakistan
Masood Ashraf Raja at The Pakistan Forum feels that unless Pakistan takes a critical look at its political history and restructures it's national narrative, it will continue to remain a nation that is perpetually in crisis.
India
William Gomes writes an open letter to the Union Home Minister, Mr.P.Chidambaram, protesting against the recent police action against campaigners who were holding a protest rally demanding the repeal of the controversial Manipur Loktak Lake Protection Act, 2006.
28 December 2011
Pakistan
On 25th December, Imran Khan's political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), held a rally in Karachi. Kalsoom at Chup! - Changing Up Pakistan makes some observations about the event.
Sri Lanka
Mahesan Niranjan at Groundviews writes a satire, with hard-hitting underpinnings, on the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) set up by the Sri Lankan government - to look into the events of the Sri Lankan Civil War during the period between February 2002 and May 2009.
India
Charukesi looks back on 2011 and shares stories of her travels - through some vibrant photographs.
India
Supriyo Chaudhury argues that in order to re-define it's future and grow to the next level, India must look beyond it's Middle Class and create a more inclusive, broad-based society.
India
Greatbong takes a tongue-in-cheek dig at some of the ‘most infuriating', wannabe trends of 2011.
27 December 2011
Pakistan
Sami Saayer looks back the night of 27th December, 2007, and reminisces about the incidents he witnessed around him after the news of Benazir Bhutto's assassination spread.
Nice post Aparna. Good to see that Kolkata men and women are organizing against street...